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Hunting was slow today so I decided to cut some poles to use for constructing some furniture for my hunting spot. Assuming the wind is decent, I'll be back in this spot again tomorrow to finish my field chair but I decided to cut a few more poles to bring home for another chair. If you're interested, here's more or less the process...
Cut some poles - I use four per chair with each pole being six or seven feet long. This one is thicker than necessary but I like overbuilt stuff - what can I say...
There was another thread recently about backup blades. With that in mind, I decided to use my 'backup' blade - my Vic Huntsman - to smooth out a few spots and to saw off a thumping stick...
Make a tripod. Here's a closeup of how I fastened the top of the tripod. Watch out for the pointy bit of that forward pole..
There are better seat materials but I'm using a thick wool blanket. Fold it and fasten the top bit with some paracord lark's-headed around the material and fasten that to the top of the rearmost pole...
Run the fourth pole through the fold in the blanket...
Relax!
Oh - be sure you get that lark's-head nice and tight...
Anyway.
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Beckerhead #42
Cut some poles - I use four per chair with each pole being six or seven feet long. This one is thicker than necessary but I like overbuilt stuff - what can I say...
There was another thread recently about backup blades. With that in mind, I decided to use my 'backup' blade - my Vic Huntsman - to smooth out a few spots and to saw off a thumping stick...
Make a tripod. Here's a closeup of how I fastened the top of the tripod. Watch out for the pointy bit of that forward pole..
There are better seat materials but I'm using a thick wool blanket. Fold it and fasten the top bit with some paracord lark's-headed around the material and fasten that to the top of the rearmost pole...
Run the fourth pole through the fold in the blanket...
Relax!
Oh - be sure you get that lark's-head nice and tight...
Anyway.
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Beckerhead #42
